10 Best Anime For Beginners - Let's Get You Hooked On Anime

What are the best anime for beginners? Where to start? What types of animes are there? There is a lot of questions when you’re a newbie to the world of anime.

We love anime and we want everyone else to love it too so we put together a list with some of the best anime series for beginners. These are all shows that proved themselves through generations, to genders, to professionals and fans as well that they deserve to be on the top of any best anime series list.

I understand that for those who first encounter the anime series world, it could come off as strange looking and sounding characters are doing strange things in strange worlds. Sounds awesome, right?! Well, not for everyone for the first time hearing. For example, Ben didn’t get into watching animes as a child and it was kind of hard to get him sit down and watch a couple of episodes. The first show he got into was Death Note. (I decided to show him that series first considering him being a strong man and all.)

I promise, if you sit down with an open heart and mind, grab a few slices of pizza you will be blown away.

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These anime shows’ worlds are well built, the characters and their relationships are fleshed out to bring you all sorts of feelings and self-realization. The artwork will take your breath away. We promise if you give a chance to the anime world you’ll shortly find your next favorite show. That’s why we believe that these are also some of the best animes for beginners.

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Here I collected my favorite anime shows, hoping to serve the newcomers of anime world just as well as the experienced tourers. I tried to pick shows so that people with different tastes can find something here. So, if you don’t know what’s the best anime series to start with or if you’re looking for an exciting anime for adults then you should take a look at this list!

Best Anime For Beginners

1 | DEATH NOTE

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Death Note has one question: what would you do if you had the power to kill anyone on the planet by just writing their name in a notebook. This show mixes fantasy with the real world, a great dose of cat and mouse thriller introduces you two exceptionally intelligent minds. This show is one of the best psychological animes out there that will make you want to skip work and binge-watch the whole show in one seating. Death Note is definitely a great anime for beginners.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is about two brothers who break deep taboos of transmutation by attempting to bring their mother back to life.

The series begins with the two brothers questing to restore their original bodies. But of course on their journey, as we get to know their world better, we experience some of the largest plot twists ever seen in anime series.

3 | Cowboy Bebop

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Cowboy Bebop is one of the coolest and most visually stunning animes out there. The series set in the future (2071) following two bounty hunters Spike and Jet who travel through the solar system on a spaceship named Bebop. They just want to live their lives but their past keeps creeping back to put them into complicated situations.

4 | Ergo Proxy

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Ergo Proxy is in a post-apocalyptic future, where the world has become largely uninhabitable, humans live in peace with androids in a dome-like city. After a strange series of murders committed by androids, Re-l Mayer’s begins to investigate the case. However, soon she realizes that this case will encourage her to question herself and the world they live in.

5 | Fruits Basket

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Fruits Basket is packed with charming characters, sweet stories, and the animation is beautiful. This is the perfect show if you’re looking for something to warm your heart and make you smile during the evening hours.

A high school girl Thoru finds her tent buried underneath a landslide, but her schoolmates Yuki and his brothers are happy to help her out. Everything goes fine until one day, Thoru discovers the Souma house secret.

As she continues her journey, the kindhearted Thoru finds herself face to face with more members of the family. She tries to find out what is the terrible curse that holds her new-found family.

6 | Ouran Highschool Host Club

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Pure fun! This show will make you laugh and forget about all your problems at least for a couple of hours. The protagonist is Haruhi, a poor tomboyish student at a school for the ultra-wealthy. She is only able to attend because of a scholarship, but unable to even afford a uniform.

One day, she stumbles across the peculiar but very popular Ouran Highschool Host Club and accidentally breaks a vase. Since she is unable to pay for it, she’s told to stay and work to cover the price. However, they soon realize, that she would be more valuable as a club member.

All this time they do not realize she’s a girl due to her tomboyish style, so they fix her up and give her a male uniform. Haruhi has no choice but to play along and finally able to form real friendships she has never dreamed of.

7| Beyond the Boundary

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Beyond the Boundary is a dark and loving fantasy between two high-school students. They both have incredible abilities, dark past and now they are forced to interact with each other. No matter how opposing their ancestries are, they soon to realize they have much more in common than assumed.

8 | Psycho – Pass

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A futuristic police mystery. If you loved Ghost in the shell then you probably will enjoy this cyberpunk show as well. The main difference between the two shows is while Ghost in the shell focuses on cybernetics and the nature of human soul, Psycho-Pass wants to find out the connection between the mind and criminal actions.

9 | Paranoia Agent

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Paranoia Agent is not an easy ride for sure. It deals with relevant deeply-rooted societal problems. And the fact that Satoshi Kon (the creator) likes to play with perception, reality, and notion of time is well worth to keep in mind. This show is entertaining from the intro until the ending credits.

The story folds out as seemingly unconnected citizens of Tokyo, who are targeted for bludgeoning by a boy with a golden baseball bat. As detectives try to link the victims, they discover something unexpected; all the victims’ lives have improved in some ways after the attack.

10 | From the New World

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From The New World is filled with plot twists and will keep you guessing at every turn. In the post-apocalyptic world, humans seem to live in a peaceful society, but the dark secrets of the past soon to be discovered by these small group of friends.

And our plus one is; AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER

Avatar: The Last Airbender is about Aang reawakens in a war-torn world of elemental magic to undertake a dangerous quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar.

Some say true anime can only come from Japan but we have to admit they did a pretty awesome job at Nickelodeon. Anime? Cartoon? You should watch it anyway because this show is pure fun and it will ease you into the anime world.

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Yeh… I added because it’s anime like and maybe a good choice for those who want to get started watching animes because so many people like it. Even those who don’t like anime. I actually wrote down above why I added the show.

There are so many amazing animes that would deserve to be on this list but then it would be never-ending. I love NGE too. I wanted to concentrate on including some of the bests in all kinds of genre. I’ve been meaning to put together more lists on anime both movies and shows. Check back I’ll start publishing some this month. =)